Alston s Cotton Rat vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Sigmodon alstoni compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alston s Cotton Rat	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Cricetidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Sigmodon	Brachyuromys
Species	Sigmodon alstoni	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Alston s Cotton Rat and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Alston s Cotton Rat

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alston s Cotton Rat	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alston s Cotton Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alston s Cotton Rat

The Alston s Cotton Rat (Sigmodon alstoni) is a species in the genus Sigmodon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.